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I’m the New Guy on MMA. A lot of the ‘Old Guys’ on the MMA Beat are too afraid to lose their media credentials to give you much in the way of real opinion. Instead they are forced to stick to the status quo of factual regurgitation, giving you the ‘proper’ opinion. Yuck. I’m done […]
We all love finishes, don’t we? From Ryo Chonan’s classic heel-hook submission victory over Anderson Silva to Edson Barboza’s signature spinning head kick knockout of Terry Etim, fighters always have a trick or two up their sleeves. Video: ONE FC’s top five submissions of 2013 It doesn’t always h...
Video – Ultimate Beatdown 13: Road to Glory highlights Ultimate Beatdown has been one of the front-runners in Asian Mixed Martial Arts, paving the way for multiple up-and-coming fighters to date in the South-East Asian region. The promotion may not possess the financial facade to go regional but ...
MMASucka.com has confirmed with officials from Rebel Fighting Championship that a replacement has been sought for the injured Cristiano Kaminishi (8-1, 2 NC) , who was scheduled to take on Doo Hwan Kim (5-2) in the main card of the promotion’s inaugural event this weekend. As previously reported,...
BRACE has announced huge changes starting March next year, with the promotion revealing plans to execute multi-division tournaments for its Male crop of fighters. Officials disclosed details with Fight Sport Asia on Tuesday. The Australia-based organization will be embarking on tourneys across mu...
It’s been a stellar 2013 for Australian outfit BRACE, with a whopping total of six events showcased (thus far) in this calendar year alone. Saturday’s BRACE 25 will be BRACE’s seventh and final event of 2013, once again underlining the promotion’s dominance in the Aussie MMA scene and its reputat...
A back injury has forced Brazilian Cristiano Kaminishi (8-1, 2 NC) to withdraw from a Light Heavyweight bout with Doo Hwan Kim (5-2), in the main card of Rebel Fighting Championship’s inaugural event that’s set for Singapore this weekend. Injury thwarts Cristiano Kaminishi out of Rebel FC bout wi...
Officials today confirmed with Fight Sport Asia that a Middleweight tilt pitting former UFC vet Riki Fukuda (19-7) against Kim Hee-Seung (6-1) will headline the inaugural installment of ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ on January 18th. As previously reported, ‘ROAD FC – Korea’ is a new monthly initiative launch...
Bellator and King of the Cage veteran Joe Camacho has passed away from a heart attack at the age of 41. According to Sherdog, Camcacho told his girlfriend that he wasn’t feeling good on Sunday evening during dinner. She was awoken in bed by him screaming at around 4am and taken to the hospital vi...
Starting January 18th, 2014, fans of South Korea-based ROAD Fighting Championship will be treated with more Mixed Martial Arts action courtesy of a new monthly venture, titled “ROAD FC – Korea”. The new initiative will see ROAD FC showcase events on a monthly basis, that will be held in Seoul, So...
The Ultimate Fighter: China – Episode 2 The Ultimate Fighter: China is a 12-episode reality TV series where the best Chinese mixed martial artists in the world gather in Shenyang, Liaoning, to live, train and compete with each other to win a six-figure contract with the UFC. 16 contestants consis...
Australian Fighting Championship 7 was supposed to be the culmination of a Middleweight and Welterweight tourney, but with finalists Daniel Kelly and Jake Matthews linking up with the UFC as casts for “TUF Nations: Canada vs. Australia”, AFC’s plans were altered and changes were enforced to the o...
Martin Nguyen has another Mixed Martial Arts promotion to ply his trade in, as the reigning BRACE Featherweight champ recently secured a new, six-fight deal with Singapore-based ONE Fighting Championship. The announcement was made following Nguyen’s 145-lbs main event title triumph over Luke Stan...
If there were any doubts as to Demetrious Johnson being the world’s top 125-lbs fighter, well.. after Saturday’s proceedings you might beg to differ. The AMC Pankration native imposed a stamp on the Flyweight division as he rattled past Joseph Benavidez for the second time, in the main event of U...
The Melbourne Pavilion will play host to Australia Fighting Championship’s year-end event this weekend. Australia Fighting Championship, AFC for short, is one of Australia’s top Mixed Martial Arts promotions that have to date, paving the way for notables Soa Palelei, Hector Lombard, Dylan Andrews...
The Ultimate Fighter: China – Episode 1 The Ultimate Fighter: China is a 12-episode reality TV series where the best Chinese mixed martial artists in the world gather in Shenyang, Liaoning, to live, train and compete with each other to win a six-figure contract with the UFC. 16 contestants consis...